Laguna
Mtns, Cuyumaca SP and San Diego Coast.Jul.
15,
2002
Guide - Bob
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A day of birding with Beth
from Pennsylvania. A morning from Ramona to the mountain peaks and down
along the coast for the afternoon. Click on
thumbnail pictures for full-sized shots.

Forster's Tern

When we pulled
into the San Diego River near Sea World the tide was about as low as
I have ever seen it. Further west near Dog Beach the sand islands
were busy with birds.

All of the terns were here
including these Least Tern young being fed by their parents.
Whimbrel with Long-billed Curlew for comparison were a nice treat.

Juvenile Least
Tern

Western Gull

A Little Blue Heron was feeding along the edges
amongst the Western Gulls but it was so active I could not get a
good picture of it. Comical Ca Ground Squirrels and Sea
Lions were in Quivira Basin.

California Ground Squirrel

Whimbrel

Through Ocean Beach and along Sunset Cliffs we had Heermann's Gulls
and Brandt's Cormorants. We stopped into the Fort Rosecrans National
Cemetery where the flowering Eucalyptus trees attracted lots of
hummers. We saw not one single adult male hummer of any kind here
though!?

Brandt's Cormorants at
Sunset Cliffs

Anna's Hummingbird

Phainopepla

Phainopepla were a real treat as was this young Black Phoebe and
California Towhees. A Cooper's Hawk picked dinner out of the tree
over our head!

Black Phoebe

Juvenile Western Scrub-Jay

Bushtits and California Towhee entertained us at Virginia's Drip in
Cabrillo National Monument. This lizard was the first to greet us
upon arriving in the park. Western Scrub-Jays were

plentiful and we had nice looks at male Anna's Hummingbirds here. As
usual time had run out. I dropped Beth off downtown and met her
family. Great day!!